SWIFT is a provider of global communication services for the exchange of information about financial transactions in a standardised form.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Lithuania.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Italy.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Greece.

This section provides information on the various Eurosystem testing procedures.

Mit der wissenschaftlichen Studie zur wirtschaftlichen Lage privater Haushalte in Deutschland will das Forschungszentrum der Deutschen Bundesbank ein Bild der Situation privater Haushalte in Deutschland gewinnen.

With regard to account management and the processing of cashless payments, the Deutsche Bundesbank makes a basic distinction between "deposit-taking credit institutions" (credit institutions within the meaning of Article 4 (1) number 1 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013) and "other account holders". The latter category includes the following customer groups:

• Public administrations and entities with a private legal form performing the activities of public administrations or processing payments on their behalf.
• Charitable and non-profit organisations
• Payment service providers within the meaning of section 1 (1) numbers 2 to 5 of the Payment Services Oversight Act (Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz or ZAG), specific credit institutions (Kreditinstitute mit Teilbanklizenz) as well as financial service institutions within the meaning of section 1 (1a) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz).

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.